The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-12-09

GaINlllfAN ANIlaat4f AsAAAA
and Isrfraincnce srlopR tas nAtlons, OF ihe i
earth iAa NaHancrHtio party N the iiiu
tiln OF power neplia5l no savior and no saliva
tiun But the Democratic psFty slH plAer
DAYS Naasl Il WCIst INTO ne sirenlellt before t1e
uddrit when for twenty odd years the Re
uldlican party--a sectional plffy-=Fflf N
power, when the DemoerasE were in pow 81
saarcsly u ANY portion q ~ etl,s5s ~ "
were ont OF office, when Democrats were
disIrlunhised, Whun n1mOCrats were dis
bsrrad from the great 15pula1 Ila tfolInb o.
public opinion, when tbGy zfaro driven 4L9Il;
taa N tlle service and place sind power; Did
tire Democratic Marty die thenT No fellow
eiti1Hnsl ltliyet; It remained ttlle a1lg oat-
tied for it, prinnlPles; = grew y Iesallt q
regain TIA euouud i had lost WITH tllt sane
platform of princf4lies that it had battted tnT
IN tno days OF Jefferson and iaoksoIi zap
nlnnsal And only two years ago. telloW-cit5
ar. sasi 81 the national government that
Ereat man, Qrnver Cleveland uheeTs and
cries Of A'Hurrah for Clsveiand'll who has
aIempltfiea IN his administration q the gov
eminent the beEt days Of the republic. The
Democrats party has e0nas into national
TsySVer, and has come 60 stay tvoc1ferOus an
rlanse]. but, If IL had needed any one man
to save the Democratic party, It would have
fiiFiI yyiEb jefferson, or It would have died
with jackson, or 1T would nave dleo hlth
Nov, ,feEow-citizeus, If the Democratic
marty duss not need q saviour, why should
war he ulelle against the Democratic admin
isfTstion 81 Tia State? admit Tho right TO
criticize a Democratic administration. i Rd-
NIT that
THE PRESENT GOVERNOR OF rIIE STATE
like every other man who Supplies for pub
lie office, should go before the people Rnq
rive an account of mis- stewardship, ADMIT
their riEilt 10 criticize es en- and every act o.
his administration. J. admit their rlgnt %
cal MIN before them and place HIM on trlal,
and turn the iiCrue lights upon him and upon
every act OF his political life. And has not
this been DONE IellOw-cltl2ens Has not
this been done, and ask e. Democrat not
az a supporter of Coy. AlCl1nery, but IS q
Democrat, where the llEW has been found Ii
his armoT, where the defect has been FOUND
in his Democracy, whore the corruption mas
been fDnnd in his administration, Hgld where
the default has been found In his govern
Insnt? / ask what retToRrade step Lohl5lQIia
has taken under his administrators why
fslluw-citiHens, IN other places, Whlie WAS
serving IA Congress, alla when i llAFG taken
part IN the political contests Ii other States
/ have heard charges made BY people qnae-
guainted with our people that the Sthfe
governments which we nave Allu nave LAu
since the redemption OF our state pave peeh
but little better, and perhapsW0Tse, than those
which 7Fe labOrgd under during the aumlnls-
frations Of WHTmotb and Kellogg. nave
fore the pepnlg Of other States that Louisiana
under Democratic administration mas
been going steadily forward on the
great road of progress. / have SAD
her people: impoverished, broken down by
war as we were, with our talrest places
destroyed. our fields made desolate, our lahur
our people poverty-strlGksnr dlh
not expect, nor did they, that the road 70
wealth and prosperity would be short one
but / said that in every material respect our
was steadily improving, / nave
said that our taxation has been reduced, that
our taxable property had been increased, that
on crops were better, that our people were
better satisfied, that the control OF 4eglsIR-
ton was in their own hands, that the bless
fngF Of education We're being extended IN
greater degree to the people Of both races
have said that IN the development Of our az
rlCultuTal resources, in pubic improvements
and i'll the building Of IeveeB to save the Ter
tile lOWiauds Of the country from annual
that our State was making steady
progress and that We would soon be num-
baTed again among the most prosperous
States Of the South, and eventually among
he most prosperous in the whole hlsberhupu
Of States. l assert and maintain That have
said the truth. 1 have heard charEes made
against this Democratic administration. l
have investigated, OF a. least tried to hear
the evidence in support Of these charges, be
cause ! am under no other Obligations to the
present administration than any other CItl-
zen owe no more 10
THE ADMINISTRATION or GOV. AI'ENEET
than any other citizen who stands here be-
lore me. l am interested IN his aumlnlstra-
lion as o citizen OF Louisiana; l am inter
Eho voted for him and helped put him In /
.h6 position which he now en5OYE / am in |
.eTeEt6d il the honorable and pure admins !
ration OF thgt high Office II which he has
been elected by t6g people Of LoulsiaDa. ! |
laye l0lkeG into tIlc indictments which have
)eeu brought against him. ana l have heen
10 proof To allsEalu uuu charge against him
which could justify any portion Of the Dom
3cratc party in conducting campaign Of
personal Assault against his administration.
d for the purpose OF putting npon q the
stamp Of condemnation. lhppBnRs,l linen,
il TINS be true: If the GsGI-
occasion IL not Bllen one as to threaten tine
peace, the prosperity ana happiness Of tue
people Of Louisiana; II the occasion ls mot
sach % one as fUtlFe4teu the integrity OF the
DemocEatte party Of Louisiana, I say that
tine CauBaign Of Gen. Nichols is be-
ing CuHfiuctsd upon wrong priDci-
pies. While ! assail in no manner the
Democracy Of Gen. Nichols or the DeWUC-
rAGy Of his supporters l say the meetings
which they hold are not, in my opinion held
as they ought to be in the Democratic party
LApBi@qscI And the canTaa that is being
WSgtu Is not such as ought 10 be WaRed IN
the Democratic family [ApplAuFe.l Why,
we have got to support the
at last. We have got TO support
Zen, Nichols If he is nominated; VIC have
got to support Coy. McEnery II he is nOmi-
mated. We have got TO support any other
good Democrat who is nominated. / stand
here ready TO support the nominee with
ELtEllllblAElls hEloh y on al AEEl AS
] do. Then why should We make attacks
upon the man who may be our candidate, or
why should We mako attacks upon each other
while We are urging Ehe claims OF our re-
Bpeetiyo fGIOrites7 Why should We Or
gauile into Nichols and McEneIy l5ar-
ties Why should we belong to Nichols
Of hloEnery clubs2 Whv should the
Democratic party be divided upon these
10 produce harmony in the Democratic
party / am making this speech, am told,
80 q ring meeting and a Millinery meeting.
Well, l don't know WhaL olsarly, 8 ring Is,
meeting in the parish Of GalCAsieu, I am id
dressing a ring meeting, and al these Demo-
erals whom zee around me, suppose, are
slaves Of the ring but at least 1t is a Demo-
cratic meetlng where am invited TO speak,
and every word which say here would say
II every one listening to LaB was q Nichols
man, as many OF them are, because / can't
believe that IN g Democratic parish either
AeEneTg men viii stay away from fear TO
hear the Nichols speakers, or that Nichols
men vail stay away and refuse to Listen TO
those vino speak at other Democratic meet
ings. / cannot believe that such times have
come upon the Democracy Of Louisiana
when uhe-hGlt Of the people keep away from
meetings held by the other half, and refuse
even 70 discuss the clalms Of candidates
Of TIT same party within the party, or refuse
70 listen to arguments which are made in the
defense Of the candidates who are assailad,
aud reluse 70 c9Enf as Democrats and neigh
common family The issues as to who shall BE-
the candidate whom al Democrats are bound
to support.
ALy felloW-citi Eens,
II SOME PARTS OF THE STATE
whore I have been. where formerly ad-
dressed Democratic meetings. where eyers
man stood shoulder 10 shoulder like soldiers
lighting b common enemy, L have seen them
divided into two hostile eamps, have heard
men say thBt they would not vote for AeEn-
cry # nominated and have heal1 Others say
fllap they would not vote for Nichols il nom
mated. ! have seen men WAC had always, a.
u say, stood shoulder to shoulder, railing
against each other with more seeming BITTER
ness than WAS ever devoted % the enemy in
contests with the old Radical party when ii
was IN power. Why, fellow citizens Is this9
lB " because we are in complete Possession OF
power in our Slater Il il BECAUSE We No
b'Ager have an enemy to fightRnd Beare cons
Relleh 10 burn orr gums upon each pther7 If
that ~ 70, 1eilOW5el flDens, / would wish that
our old enelng, the Republican party might
once more rise Gp and be strong enongh ID
gage battle with as Tor the recovery OF laia